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Nicolas Jaar’s Prism: The Digital Edition
STORY BY: Sam Hockley-SmithPHOTOGRAPHY: ROSS MANTLE (F79)
When Nicolas Jaarβs publicist handed me Don’t Break My Love, a compilation featuring Nicolas Jaar and his Clown & Sunset labelmates, I didn’t know what to do with it. It came in the form of … read more »
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Major Lazer Remix The Prodigy’s “Smack My Bitch Up”
STORY BY: Naomi ZeichnerXL Recordings will reissue the Prodigy’s once-ubiquitous, double-platinum 1997 LP The Fat of The Land next month. Out December 4th in the US and December 3rd in the UK, the deluxe edition re-release will feature … read more »
Stream: DJ Kay Slay f. Papoose and Kendrick Lamar, “Lyrical Gangstas”
STORY BY: Sam Hockley-SmithIf you’ve ever wondered what Kendrick Lamar would sound like over a mid-β90s New York beat, now is your chance! Not sure it’s the best look for Kendrick Lamar to appear on an album called … read more »
Stream: Pac Div f. Ty$, “The Return”
STORY BY: Patrick McDermottEarlier this month, rap trio Pac Div dropped “Cross-Trainers,” an ode to sneakers featuring Kendrick Lamar. They keep things mostly lighthearted on “The Return,” an LA-worshiping cut from their new album GMB, out November 27th … read more »
Stream: Rihanna f. Kanye West, “Diamonds (Remix)”
STORY BY: Naomi ZeichnerLike Zola Jesus before him, Kanye West shines bright on Rihanna’s power-ballad “Diamonds.” On this new, Rihanna-sanctioned remix, Ye congratulates New York for making it through superstorm Sandy (he’ll perform at a massive Sandy benefit … read more »
Stream: William Basinski, “Dlp 1.1″ (Live at The 54th Venice Biennale)
STORY BY: Emilie FriedlanderThis past September, we asked composer William Basinski to take us back to the happy accident that, ten years prior, gave way to the Disintegration Loops, an unlikely ambient opus involving the sound of analog … read more »
Stream Captain Murphy’s Duality Mixtape
STORY BY: Naomi ZeichnerCaptain Murphy, the enigmatic cartoon rap persona/potential supergroup that features baritone vocals from someone that sounds like Tyler, the Creator and whose identity has been pegged to a number of high and low profile rap … read more »
Stream: Lower, “But There Has To Be More”
STORY BY: Sam Hockley-SmithIf you want to take the reactionary angle, Lower are a band that spits in the face of what’s come before. In a band “just for fun?” Not Lower! Actually they might be, but all … read more »
Stream Gem Trails’ 7-Inch, Adobada
STORY BY: Emilie FriedlanderGem Trails is the solo alias of Trevor Peterson, lead shredder in the Denver-born kraut band Woodsman and the founder of Fire Talk Records. Conveniently, he’s putting out his new seven-inch on that label, giving … read more »
Zola Jesus Covers Rihanna’s “Diamonds”
STORY BY: Matthew SchnipperPHOTOGRAPHY: Ariel Zambelich
A gift from Zola Jesus to all of us listening to Rihanna’s incredible new single who are not on the 777 tour. Shine bright like a diamond! They should duet this. This is great. Stream: … read more »
